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Labor said ordering asylum center staff to paint murals depicting cartoons and animals to welcome children was “incredibly callous” and “disgrace to Britain”. said the Labor Party.
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said Robert Jenrick’s indictment showed the government had “completely lost its sense of decency and humanity” in its treatment of child asylum seekers.
I On Tuesday, Mr Jenric said he had demanded the children’s mural be painted over because it gave the impression that Britain “welcomed” asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats.
During a visit to the Kent Asylum Reception Center in Dover earlier this year, the minister said it was colorfully branded to make it clear that the center was a “law enforcement agency” and “not a welcome center”. He is said to have urged officials to remove the welcome sign. ”.
Cooper said he did not understand Jenric’s actions.
She said, “It is astonishingly insensitive for government ministers to issue orders to stop children’s paintings, and the government’s complete lack of decency and sense of humanity in dealing with vulnerable children.” is showing,” he said.
“Staff drew cartoons and animals to bring comfort and reassurance to lonely children who have made unimaginably difficult journeys in dangerous conditions.
“It is incomprehensible that the Minister of Immigration should intervene in this way.
“Governments should not dwell on what they appear to be strong, but should come up with a workable plan to solve the crisis that their misgovernment has created.
“They put Britain to shame.”
The order was first revealed by Refugee Council CEO Ember Solomon, who said the photos were designed to reassure orphaned children. Two Afghan boys who met at the center were “absolutely terrified” after their “terrifying journey” across Europe. Cross the English Channel by small boat.
Looking back on the minister’s visit I“The immigration minister said cartoons and animal pictures had to be removed and that staff should make sure they were painted over to give the impression that they were welcome, but Jenric didn’t want to show them,” Solomon said. ‘He said.
“This shows that hostile environments have become so entrenched that we lose sight of our humanity today.”
This comes amid a series of setbacks in recent days in the government’s plan to fulfill Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats” crossing the strait.
The government suffered 11 defeats in the House of Lords over an illegal immigration bill, a record number of Strait crossings were detected in June, and a major plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was declared illegal in the Court of Appeal. judgment has been handed down and the case is currently pending. It is likely that it will go all the way to the Supreme Court.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is one of the leaders in further changes to the bill, introducing an amendment that will force the government to develop a 10-year strategy to “tackling the refugee crisis” for a vote on Wednesday.